Private Project

Darkroom

Photographer and social recluse Louis and his cool-girl co-worker Elle are unlikely friends at their sleepy film processing lab. But when Elle clocks out for a date, Louis has to confront his artistic and romantic aspirations when he gets stuck overnight in the darkroom door.

  • Meag Cherry
    Director
  • Paul McGreevy
    Director
  • Paul McGreevy
    Writer
  • Meag Cherry
    Writer
  • Asavari Vaidya
    Producer
  • Meag Cherry
    Producer
  • Paul McGreevy
    Producer
  • Sean Kane
    Key Cast
    "Louis"
    1 Minute Talk Show
  • Laurel Amanda
    Key Cast
    "Elle / Eloise"
  • Stefan Leach
    Key Cast
    "Andrew"
  • Will Whatley
    Sound Designer
    Taurus (2022)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 9, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED Helium 8k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    3:2
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Meag Cherry, Paul McGreevy

Meag Cherry and Paul McGreevy are the co-directors of "Darkroom", their narrative directorial debut exploring the loneliness of artistry. Originally from New York’s Capital Region where the film was shot, they have collaborated on films for over seven years.

Cherry is 2025 Jackson Wild Media Awards Finalist, a 2024 RISE Women in Broadcast Mentee and a recipient of the Stanley Solomon Grant from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She is the producer of Morning Brew's franchise show "Out There", hosted by Macy Gilliam. Morning Brew has a subscriber base of 500k, and Out There boasts over 1.2 million views in its first 3 episodes.

McGreevy is a MFA graduate from Stony Brook University. His short documentary "The Croquet House" screened at the Albany Film Festival and the New York State International Film Festival in 2023, where he won Best Documentary and Best Young Filmmaker. Most recently, he DPed the music video for Best Boys' debut single "Forgive Forget", which was published in Atwood Magazine.

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Director Statement

Paul grew up working in his father’s photo development lab in New York’s capital. His father shared he had once gotten stuck in the darkroom’s revolving door overnight. Struck by the imagery and metaphor of that moment, Paul approached me to reimagine it as a story of rejection.

Filming after hours in the very same lab, we shot Darkroom over the course of four days. Over time, the story evolved into an exploration of our own fears and the social sacrifices we make in pursuit of artistic actualization.